2018 American Elite Skiers to Watch

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Benoit Chauvet (FRA)

• Team Jobstation Rossignol o FIS Worldloppet Cup overall 2nd (2013, 2014 & 2015) o 7 FIS Worldloppet Race podiums: o 3rd , (2018) o 2nd Tartu Marathon, Estonia (2017) o 3rd (2015, 2016) o 2nd Transjurassienne, (2014) o 1st Transjurassienne, France (2011, 2013) o 1st , (2013) o 2nd American Birkebeiner (2011)

Sergio Bonaldi (ITA)

o 5 FIS Worldloppet Race podiums: o 1st American Birkebeiner (2013, 2016) o 2nd International Bressans Marathon, France (2014) o 1st Dolomitenlauf, (2013) o 1st Roller Skiing World Championships (2013) o 2nd Transjurassienne, France (2012) o 2nd Finlandia-Hiihto, (2012)

Started as a Biathlete, then switched to cross-country.

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Erik Packer (USA)

• Alaska Pacific University ski team o 1st – US National Championships – Classic Sprint o 1st – US Super Tour Overall Ranking – 2015/16 Season o Grand National Champion (2016) o 4x National Championship Podium o 3x NCAA All-American

Brian Gregg (USA)

• Team Gregg o 2014 Olympian o 2nd , New Zealand (2018) o 2nd Short race , (2017) o 2nd US National Championships 30k Freestyle Mass start (2014) o 3rd American Birkebeiner (2012) o 20 U.S. Super Tour podiums, 5 wins o 6 NorAm Cup top-10 finishes o NCAA All-American cross-country skier

Adrien Mougel (FRA)

• Team Jobstation Rossignol o 4 FIS Worldloppet Cup podiums: o 2nd Transjurasienne, France (2013, 2014) o 3rd Dolomitenlauf, Austria (2015) o 1st Dolomitenlauf, Austria (2018) o 3rd Transjurassienne, France (2018) o Current 3rd of the FIS Worldloppet Cup

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Bastien Poirrier (FRA)

• Team Jobstation Rossignol o 1st Dolomitenlauf, Austria (2016) o 3rd Tartu Marathon, Estonia (2017) o 2nd FIS Worldloppet Cup overall (2015, 2016)

Skinstad Petter Soleng (NOR)

o 1st Fedags Birken, (2016) o 2nd Gatineau Loppet, Canada (2016) o 2nd Fossavatnsgangan, Iceland (2015)

Anders Gloerson (NOR)

o 2014 Olympian o 20 FIS World Cup podiums o 2nd Engadin, (2017)

Elliot Tad (USA)

o 1st American Birkebeiner (2012) o 9 National Championship podiums o 8 US Super Tour podiums

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Gerard Agnellet (FRA)

• Haute-Savoie Nordic Team o 2 FIS Worldloppet Race podiums o Current leader of the FIS Worldloppet Cup

Kris Freeman (USA)

o 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 Olympian o 9 Top 10 World Cup results o 15 U.S. Championship titles o 8th American Birkebeiner (2016), o Current 6th in SuperTour ranking

Loic Guigonnet (FRA)

o 5 FIS Worldloppet Races podiums o 4th in current FIS Worldloppet Cup

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David Norris (USA)

• Alaska Pacific University Ski Team o 1st American Birkebeiner (2016) o Current 2nd in SuperTour ranking

Ivan Perillat-Boiteux (FRA)

• Haute-Savoie Nordic Team o Bronze Medal 2015 Olympics Team Relay 4x10km o 1st Transjurassienne (2018) o Current 2nd of the FIS Worldloppet Cup

Mickaël Philippot (FRA)

• Haute-Savoie Nordic Team o 4 Top ten European FIS Cup

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WOMEN Caitlin Gregg (USA)

• Team Gregg/Birkie Ambassador o 2015 FIS World Championship Medalist (10km Freestyle) o 2010 Olympian o 4x American Birkebeiner Champion ’16, ’14, ’13, ‘11 o 4x World Championship Competitor o 7x National Champion o NCAA All-American Skiing and Running o 27 Super Tour Victories o 2 NorAm Victories

Annie Hart (USA)

• SMS Elite Team o 2nd place Classic and Skate Sprint US Nationals (2016) o 4th place Freestyle 20K, US Nationals (2016) o 2nd place US Super Tour Finals Ranking (2016) o Current USSA female ranking: 10th overall

Erika Flowers (USA)

• SMS Elite Team o 3 Top 10 finishes at OPA Cup Competitions (Alpen Cup) o 1st NorAm Skate Sprint (2016/2017) o 10 Super Tour Podiums o 4 Top 6 finishes at US National Championships

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Maria Graefnings (SWE)

o 7 World Loppet Cup Podiums o 5 US Super Tour Podiums o 1st National Championships 5K Freestyle (2011) o 2nd National Championships 15K Classic (2011) o 2nd National Championships 30K Classic (2011) o Current 2nd of the FIS Worldloppet Cup

Deedra Irwin (USA)

• Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation o 1st American Birkebeiner Classic (2016) o 1st , (2016) o 2 x NCAA Qualifier

Aurelie Dabudyk (FRA)

• Haute-Savoie Nordic Team o Top 10 every FIS Worldloppet Race attended since 2009 o 7 FIS Worldloppet Race Wins o Winner - 3 Worldloppet FIS Races in 2018 o Current leader of the FIS Worldloppet Cup

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Nicole Donzallaz (CHE)

o 9 FIS Worldloppet Race Top 10 o 1st Seefel Marathon

Jennie Bender (USA)

• Team BSF o 4 x USA National Sprint Champion o 9 x USA National Podiums Sprint and Distance combined o 18 x World Cup Competitors o 1st Classic American Birkebeiner (2011) o 3rd American Birkebeiner (2012)

Kaitlynn Miller (USA)

• Craftsbury Green Racing Project o 2018 Olympian o 3rd National Championships 2018 (Sprint)

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Elizabeth Guiney (USA)

• Craftsbury Green Racing Project o 5 US Super Tour Podium (Sprint) o 2 Podiums National Champs (Sprint)

Constance Vuillet (FRA)

• Haute-Savoie Nordic Team o 3 FIS Worldloppet Race top 10

Heather Mooney (USA)

• Craftsbury Green Racing Project o 9 US Super Tour Top 10 o 6 National Championships Top 10

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